US regulators have reportedly called on their European counterparts to seize over $1 billion in assets of three telecoms companies in an alleged corruption scandal linked to the daughter of the Uzbekistan president.

Thailand’s Advanced Info Service (AIS) and Total Access Communication (DTAC) are to share some of their telecoms towers in the country in a bid to strengthen their nationwide service, according to local reports.

Singapore-based fibre broadband start-up MyRepublic has revealed plans to launch services in Australia, in a move designed to disrupt the market, the company’s CEO Malcolm Rodrigues told local reporters.